Harmony is a modern

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

name taken from the vocabulary word and from the musical term ''

harmony In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. Howev ...

'' which is ultimately derived from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

word ''harmonia''.

Harmonia In Greek mythology, Harmonia (; grc, Ἁρμονία / harmoˈnia/, "harmony", "agreement") is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord. Her Roman counterpart is Concordia. Her Greek opposite is Eris, whose Roman counterpart is Discor ...

was the Greek goddess of

and

concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony) * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...

. It is also an English surname.

Popularity

The name has been used since the 1800s. The name has increased in popularity in

English-speaking Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest language ...

countries in recent years. It was among the 1,000 most popular names for girls in the

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between 1975 and 1983 and again from 1997 to 2021, when it was the 198th most popular name for newborn American girls. It has been among the five hundred most popular names for girls in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

and

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since 2005. Variants in use for girls in the United States include ''Harmani'', ''Harmone'', ''Harmonee'', ''Harmonei'', ''Harmoney'', ''Harmoni'', ''Harmonie'', ''Harmoniee'', and ''Harmonii''. It is also in rare use for boys in the United States. Six newborn American boys were given the name in 2020 compared with 1,611 newborn girls. Fewer than five American boys received the name in 2021, compared to 1,499 girls.

Notable men with the name

Harmony Ikande Harmony Ikande (born 17 September 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Ikande was signed by Serie A club Milan in 2009. He played in their youth system until January 2010, when he was sent out ...

, born 1990, Nigerian professional footballer *

Harmony Korine Harmony Korine (born January 4, 1973, some sources report September 1, 1974)
" Retrieved on 2009-10-26. is an Ame ...

, born 1973, American director, contemporary artist, producer, actor, screenwriter, author, photographer and skateboarder. *

Harmony Samuels Harmony David Samuels (born 16 May 1980), also known as H-Money, is an English record producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He has produced a multitude of hits for artists such as Brandy, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, Ariana Grande, ...

, born 1980, English record producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.

Notable women with the name

* Harmony Star Dust Grillo, born 1976, American social activist for women who worked in the sex industry and victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking. *

Harmony Hammond Harmony Hammond (born February 8, 1944 in Hometown, Illinois) is an American artist, activist, curator, and writer. She was a prominent figure in the founding of the feminist art movement in 1970's New York. Early life and education Harmony ...

, born 1944, American artist, activist, curator, and writer. *

Harmony James Harmony James is an Australian singer-songwriter. Although James is often classified as a country artist, her music draws on many genres, including folk music, folk, pop, rock and blues music, blues. In 2006 Harmony first came to the attention ...

, Australian singer-songwriter *

Harmony Santana Harmony Santana is an American film actress. She is most noted for her appearance in the 2011 film '' Gun Hill Road'', for which she garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and became the first openly transgen ...

, American actress *

Harmony Tan Harmony Tan (born 11 September 1997) is a French professional tennis player. Tan has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 90 in singles and 302 in doubles. She has won eight singles titles and one doubles title on tournaments of the ITF Women' ...

, born 1997, French professional tennis player

People with the surname

* Charles T. Harmon, known as

Chuck Harmony Charles T. Harmon (born 1979),Gerrick D. Kennedy''Los Angeles Times'', February 24, 2015. better known as Chuck Harmony, is an American music producer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur, based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a three-time Gram ...

, American music producer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. *

David B. Harmony David Butts Harmony (September 2, 1832 – November 2, 1917) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War. Harmony was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and entered the navy as a midshipman on April 7, 1847, ...

(1832-1917), United States Navy rear admiral. *

Robin Harmony Robin Harmony (born October 20, 1961) is an American college basketball coach. She currently serves as head coach of the College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team. She previously was head coach at Lamar University, Lamar and St. Thoma ...

, American college basketball coach.

Fictional characters

Harmony In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. Howev ...

, in the television series ''Glee'' *Harmony, in the television series ''

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' is an American animated television series created by Sam Register for Cartoon Network. Produced by Renegade Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, the series stars fictionalized and animated versions of the Japanese p ...

'' *Harmony, in the film ''

Toy Story 4 ''Toy Story 4'' is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the fourth installment in Pixar's '' Toy Story'' series and the sequel to '' Toy Story 3' ...

'' *

Harmony Hamilton A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera '' The Young and the Restless'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 2000 and December 2009. Alex Perez Alex Perez first appeared on November 29, 2000, later ...

or Yolanda Hamilton, in the television series ''The Young and the Restless'' *

Harmony Kendall Harmony Kendall is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and its spin-off ''Angel''. The character is portrayed by Mercedes McNab. Originally cast as a minor character, McNab's credit ...

, a vampire character in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' *

Harmony O'Neill John Joseph Della Bosca (born 18 July 1956) is an Australian former politician, representing the Labor Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council. From 1999 to 2009, Della Bosca served a range of ministerial portfolios, including Ministe ...

, in the television series ''Shortland Street'' *Harmony Parker, in the novel ''

The Queen's Nose ''The Queen's Nose'' is a children's novel by Dick King-Smith, first published by Gollancz in 1983 with illustrations by Jill Bennett. Set in England, where King-Smith lived, it features a girl who can use a fifty pence coin to make wishes. W ...

'' by Dick King-Smith

Notes

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